HB4451 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB4451

Introduced , by Rep. John M. Cabello

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

10 ILCS 5/11-4.2

from Ch. 46, par. 11-4.2

Amends the Election Code. Provides that no building or part of a building shall be designated or used as a polling place if spirituous or intoxicating liquor is sold anywhere on the premises.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning elections.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing Section 11-4.2 as follows:

(10 ILCS 5/11-4.2) (from Ch. 46, par. 11-4.2)

Sec. 11-4.2. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) all polling places shall be accessible to handicapped and elderly voters, as determined by rule of the State Board of Elections.

(b) Subsection (a) of this Section shall not apply to a polling place (1) in the case of an emergency, as determined by the State Board of Elections; or (2) if the State Board of Elections (A) determines that all potential polling places have been surveyed and no such accessible place is available, nor is the election authority able to make one accessible; and (B) assures that any handicapped or elderly voter assigned to an inaccessible polling place, upon advance request of such voter (pursuant to procedures established by rule of the State Board of Elections) will be provided with an alternative means for casting a ballot on the day of the election or will be assigned to an accessible polling place.

(c) No later than December 31 of each even numbered year, the State Board of Elections shall report to the Federal Election Commission the number of accessible and inaccessible polling places in the State on the date of the next preceding general election, and the reasons for any instance of inaccessibility.

(d) No building or part of a building shall be designated or used as a polling place if spirituous or intoxicating liquor is sold anywhere on the premises.

(Source: P.A. 84-808.)